Re:sound Folgen

The Rest Is Silenceby Brian Calvert (Unfictional, KCRW, 2013)Amanda McDonough has had hearing problems all her life. She wore hearing aids and hid the fact from everyone she knew. Mostly she got by, until she made a decision that changed everything.Signal To Noiseby Paolo Pietropaolo (In The Dark, 2011)What happens when you work with sound everyday — listening to it, recording it, manipulating it — and then one day, one of those sounds sticks around for good? Radio producer Paolo Pietropaolo decided to listen carefully to his tinnitus — a chronic ringing in his ears — in hopes of decoding its mysterious message.5-7-5by Flo Neve (Re:sound debut, 2013)After Leslie lost his ability to enjoy music, he was able to find joy in peaceful places and haikus — short poems of 17 syllables — that he considers his 'zone of tranquility'. The Extractorby Jonathan Mitchell (The Truth, 2014)The sounds we make don't just fade away; they're embedded in the wood around us.PhotoKy Olsen Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This hour we look at the ups and downs of confinement. Picture A Boxby Nate DiMeo (The Memory Palace, 2012)Sometimes the only way to get out of a tight space is by getting into an even tighter one. Henry Brown did just that when he sealed himself in a very tight space. Tunnel 57by Roman Mars & Daniel Gross (99% Invisible, 2014)In 1961, East Germany closed its border to West Berlin with a wall. But this isn’t a story about the the Berlin Wall. This is a story about how to get through it — or really, underneath it.Elbow Roomby Elizabeth Arnold (Stories From The Heart Of The Land, 2007)Alaska, China and Mongolia ~ How much land does a person need? Elizabeth Arnold, who lives in Alaska, goes in search of even more wide-open space—and ends up with a case of claustrophobia in Outer Mongolia.Sensory Deprivation Tank[Listen on our website www.thirdcoastfestival.org]by Jonathan Goldstein (Wiretap, 2007)In this segment, Goldstein's friend Howard Chackowicz travels through the cosmos from the safety of his very own homemade sensory deprivation tank — fashioned out of a giant recycling box.PhotoAlex Eflon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This hour, we celebrate the work of a great journalist — Matt Power, who died March 10, 2014 while on assignment in Uganda.Holy Soulby Matt Power (The Next Big Thing, WNYC 2002)For many teens coming of age in the 1970s, the Beat poets served as rebel heroes. Matt Power was no different. Then he met Allen Ginsberg. In the flesh. Power’s recollections first appeared in an essay in the magazine Heeb.Dumpster Diving by Matt Power (The Next Big Thing, WNYC 2003)Every day of the year, New York City generates 26-thousand tons of garbage. As your mother would say, the amount of food thrown away could feed an army. And come closing time every day, that's exactly what happens.Flying Pumpkinsby Matt Power (The Next Big Thing, WNYC 2002)Every year in Millsboro, Delaware, on the first Saturday after Halloween, a fierce competition gets underway, involving powerful instruments of propulsion and… some very hearty produce.Drive-in, Drive Outby Matt Power (The Next Big Thing, WNYC 2003)Ever wonder what it would be like to spend the whole night at the drive-in? Matt Power did. He went to the movies, and to bed, at the Fairlee Motel and Drive-In Theater in Fairlee, VT.A Free Rideby Matt Power (The Next Big Thing, WNYC 2006)Over the tool shed, under the elm tree, and around the rose bushes - all in 30 seconds. It’s the “Blue Flash,” a homemade roller coaster John Ivers constructed in his backyard. Matt Power visits Ivers in rural Indiana to find out what kind of man builds his own roller coaster.Indian Traffic [excerpt]by Matt Power (The Next Big Thing, WNYC 2003)An audio postcard from Matt Power, who finds enlightenment in the chaotic choreography of New Delhi’s perpetual traffic jam.PhotoAmy Starecheski Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.